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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100124000282
Lombardy Elementary School
412 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803 · (302) 762-7190 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
6
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
DE avg 41.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lombardy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #38 of 108 ▲ 3 | #19 of 62 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #27 of 108 ▲ 7 | #16 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #58 of 127 | #31 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #70 of 119 | #50 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #79 of 120 | #47 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #54 of 78 | #39 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 32.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 35.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 33.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 35 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 29% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 30% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 28% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lombardy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (505 to 466); teachers down 7% (35 to 32.5).
About Lombardy Elementary School
Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Lombardy Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 466 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Brandywine School District, operates 16 schools serving 10,349 students.
Lombardy Elementary School is 56% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 54% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.5 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Delaware.
In New Castle County (population about 577,961), the median household income is $91,166, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Lombardy Elementary School is one of 129 public schools in the county.
Brandywine High School is the public school closest to Lombardy Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Lombardy Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 3% enrollment rise, from 451 in 2020-21 to 466 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brandywine School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Brandywine High SchoolHigh · 897 students
- Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Odyssey Charter SchoolCombined · 2,286 students
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
Nearby schools
- Brandywine High School1.3 mi · 897
- Springer Middle School1.4 mi · 776
- duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School1.4 mi · 730
- Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School1.5 mi · 322
- Carrcroft Elementary School1.8 mi · 475
- Mount Pleasant High School1.8 mi · 1,084
Frequently asked questions
About Lombardy Elementary SchoolHow large is Lombardy Elementary School?
Lombardy Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lombardy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lombardy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lombardy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lombardy Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lombardy Elementary School?
At Lombardy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lombardy Elementary School public or private?
Lombardy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandywine School District.
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